That Certain Age (1938)

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In this musical romantic comedy of 1938, Deanna Durbin plays Alice Fullerton, a young woman of a "certain age" who is prone to developing crushes against her best judgment. Her parents have taken in an intriguing house guest, Vincent Bullitt (Melvyn Douglas), a successful international news… More In this musical romantic comedy of 1938, Deanna Durbin plays Alice Fullerton, a young woman of a "certain age" who is prone to developing crushes against her best judgment. Her parents have taken in an intriguing house guest, Vincent Bullitt (Melvyn Douglas), a successful international news correspondent who has come to town to work on some assignments for her father's newspaper. Alice falls hard for Bullitt, and she ditches her boyfriend Ken (Jackie Cooper), a local guy who seems provincial and pedestrian in comparison to Bullitt; unfortunately, complications ensue. The songs include You're as Pretty as a Picture. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 14 min.
Directed By: Edward Ludwig
Written By: Bruce Manning, Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder
Genres: Musical & Performing Arts, Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Oct 7, 1938 Wide

Critic Reviews

Variety Staff, Variety
That Certain Age is brimful of substantial entertainment, carrying all of the charm and wholesomeness which characterizes Deanna Durbin's previous pictures.
Frank S. Nugent, New York Times
Gentle but highly effective.

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